{"id":10183,"date":"2018-05-01T19:05:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T18:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/?p=10183"},"modified":"2018-05-23T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T08:16:35","slug":"3-best-words-can-say-leader-dont-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/en\/3-best-words-can-say-leader-dont-know\/","title":{"rendered":"3 of the best words you can say as a leader: &#8220;I DONT KNOW&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are driven. High performers. Fast pace. Competent. Experts. Leaders.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure you can recognise a lot of this.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one thing that comes with that though;<\/p>\n<p>The big and growing doubt and insecurity of:<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Am I doing good enough work?\u2018<br \/>\n\u2018Am I really performing as well as I could?\u2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To some extent those thoughts can drive you, but mostly they are thoughts that will stress you out a lot.\u00a0Make you work extra hours. Make you never feel quite satisfied. Never quite on top of your things.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u00b4s where these 3 golden words will help you:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I DONT KNOW&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10186\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/headway-566297-unsplash.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/jfR5wu2hMI0\">Picture: Headway, unsplash.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of us work with other people. People who are highly competent and ambitious, just like us. Maybe they are in our team or maybe they are great colleagues or partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And this is where these 3 words will help you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I dont know&#8221;<\/strong> is a beautiful invitation for others to shine and be competent and awesome. It gives them airtime. It helps them realise how much they are trusted and appreciated. It helps them hear and see for themselves how much they know. And it helps <em>you<\/em> think better!<\/p>\n<p>It gives you a moment to think, reflect and listen. And it takes off a lot of pressure and help you sleep much better at night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And what\u00b4s even better is when you follow up with these 3 amazing words:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;&#8230; &#8211; <em>WHAT DO YOU THINK?<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We work with amazing, brilliant, ambitious and driven people.<br \/>\nLet them realize that by opening up the space for them to shine.<\/p>\n<p>And when they do &#8211; remember to add the 2 magical words:<\/p>\n<p><strong>THANK YOU!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Showing appreciation for our colleagues\u00b4 brilliance means they are more likely to help help us again.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Apply this every day and you will soon see that you are\u00a0building\u00a0a culture of trust, openness, learning and great communication!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Put it to the test and let me know how it goes!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vegard.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8389\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vegard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vegard.png 199w, https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vegard-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/signny3-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7467\" src=\"https:\/\/coachingpartner.net\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/signny3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are driven. 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